[NFBCS] IPEVO Visualizer & Ubuntu Linux 23.10

Fri Nov 17 19:17:19 UTC 2023

Thank you!

I'm going to try a suggestion with Docker first.

If I can't get a Docker solution to work I'll look into this.

I may look into how this "might" work so I can learn more about apt and
some of the ways the installation process works.  I appreciate the
suggestion.

On Fri, 2023-11-17 at 07:48 +0000, Jim Barbour via NFBCS wrote:
> You can go around the packaging system entirely if you're up for
> that.
> 
> I tried it and got the app to launch.  I don't know if it will do
> more than that, since I don't have any camera hardware.
> 
> Here's a script outlining what I did...
> 
> # Clean up from bad attempts to install visualizar
> sudo apt --fix-broken install
> # install libopencv-core-dev
> sudo apt install libopencv-core-dev
> # Install missing java packages
> sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre-headless
> sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre
> 
> # See a list of files in the .deb file
> dpkg -c visualizer_1.1.4.39_all.deb
> # Go around the package install system and put the files where they
> belong.
> sudo dpkg -x visualizer_1.1.4.39_all.deb /
> 
> # Run the app
> /usr/bin/visualizer.out
> 
> I hope this helps,
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 09:10:37PM -0600, Mike Gorse via NFBCS wrote:
> > Alternatively, maybe there's a docker image for ubuntu 20.04, and
> > you might
> > be able to set up a container and install the package there.
> > 
> > On Thu, 16 Nov 2023, Alan K. Martinez via NFBCS wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello everyone,
> > > 
> > > I'm having some difficulty installing IPEVO Visualizer on Ubuntu
> > > 23.10.
> > > 
> > > I know IPEVO's site says Visualizer is only supported on 20.04
> > > but I
> > > was hoping with some help we can find a workaround to the
> > > installation
> > > problem.
> > > 
> > > I'm still a little new to Linux so I don't know how to do some
> > > things
> > > like look up available versions of software from the
> > > repositories, but
> > > I'm comfortable with learning how to and navigating with the
> > > command
> > > line.
> > > 
> > > Here is what happens for me.
> > > 
> > > I've downloaded the IPEVO Visualizer Debian package
> > > Visualizer_linux_1.1.4.39.zip and and extracted the contents.
> > > 
> > > I navigated to the extracted directory and entered the following
> > > command:
> > > 
> > > sudo apt install ./visualizer_1.1.4.39_all.deb
> > > 
> > > and received the following output:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with
> > > caution in
> > > scripts.
> > > 
> > > Reading package lists...
> > > Building dependency tree...
> > > Reading state information...
> > > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> > > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the
> > > unstable
> > > distribution that some required packages have not yet been
> > > created
> > > or been moved out of Incoming.
> > > The following information may help to resolve the situation:
> > > 
> > > The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > > visualizer : Depends: libopencv-core4.2 but it is not installable
> > > E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I tried the follwing command to install:
> > > 
> > > sudo dpkg -i visualizer_1.1.4.39_all.deb
> > > 
> > > and I receive the folliwing output which seems a little more
> > > informative:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Selecting previously unselected package visualizer.
> > > (Reading database ... 230978 files and directories currently
> > > installed.)
> > > Preparing to unpack visualizer_1.1.4.39_all.deb ...
> > > Unpacking visualizer (1.1.4.39) ...
> > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of visualizer:
> > > visualizer depends on libuvc0 (>= 0.0.6); however:
> > >  Package libuvc0 is not installed.
> > > visualizer depends on ffmpeg (>= 3.4.4); however:
> > >  Package ffmpeg is not installed.
> > > visualizer depends on libopencv-core4.2; however:
> > >  Package libopencv-core4.2 is not installed.
> > > visualizer depends on openjdk-8-jre; however:
> > >  Package openjdk-8-jre is not installed.
> > > 
> > > dpkg: error processing package visualizer (--install):
> > > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> > > Processing triggers for mailcap (3.70+nmu1ubuntu1) ...
> > > Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu1) ...
> > > Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu5) ...
> > > Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
> > > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > > visualizer
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I tried sending IPEVO a support request a couple of weeks ago but
> > > they
> > > have not responded in any way.  I may send a follow up request.
> > > 
> > > I thought I would try here in case someone might have more
> > > experience
> > > with these issues.
> > > 
> > > Any help or information would be appreciated.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Alan
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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